Internal Registry Registered Nurse RN - Stepdown Unit
About The Position
The Registered Nurse works in the Intermediate Care / Stepdown Unit at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital. The role delivers safe, direct patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse is accountable for care provided to assigned patients and directs and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care in the Telemetry Unit. The nurse communicates changes in patients’ clinical conditions to physicians, including cardiac monitoring, diagnostic results, and symptoms, and responds promptly and accurately to changes in condition or treatment response. This is a temporary internal registry assignment expected to last 12 weeks. Staffing needs will be evaluated on an ongoing basis, and the assignment may be adjusted based on operational requirements. The position involves 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. at the hospital in Chicago, Illinois. The stated hourly rate is $60.00; the final starting compensation will be determined when an applicant is selected, considering factors including skills, applicable experience, education, credentials, and licensure.
Requirements
- Current and valid state RN license.
- Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
- Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
- Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain current.
Nice To Haves
- Previous acute care hospital experience.
- Ventilator management experience.
- Medical-Surgical Nurse-Board Certified (RN-BC) or similar certification.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Responsibilities
- Deliver safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
- Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel.
- Maintain standards of care in the Telemetry Unit.
- Remain directly responsible and accountable for care given to assigned patients.
- Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions to physicians, including cardiac monitoring, diagnostic study results, and symptoms.
- Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patients’ conditions or responses to treatment.
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